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269-945-Barracudas win after long trip to Fremont pool
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Barry County Barracudas took a 63-
varsity boys’ swimming and diving victory in
a non-conference dual at Fremont Tuesday.
Senior Matt Smith took a pair of individual
victories for the Barry County team winning
the 200-yard individual medley in 2 minutes
29.48 seconds and the 100-yard breaststroke
in 1:15.89.
Smith also teamed with Donald Kuck, Jack
Kensington and Nolan Send to win the 200-
yard medley relay in 2:02.78.
Barry County took two of the three relays,
also winning the 400-yard freestyle relay as
the team of Hunter Tietz, Jake Gheradi, Mason
Bailey and Kensington finished in 4:15.89.
Send added a winning time of 1:01.50 in the
100-yard freestyle, Kuck won the 50-yard free-
style in 27.00 seconds and teammate Mason
Cross won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:19.05.
Fremont was led by junior Owen Vanden-
berg who won the 200-yard freestyle in
2:06.80 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:39.00.
He also teamed with Parker Lammers, Gabe
Jones and Noah Postema to win the 200-yard
freestyle relay in 1:49.14.
Lammers added a winning time of 1:09.
in the 100-yard backstroke for the hosts.
In OK Rainbow Tier II Conference action
last Thursday, Jan. 27, the Barracudas scored
a 102-84 win over visiting Grand Rapids
Catholic Central.
Kensington, Devin Pacillo, Smith and
Send capped off the victory with a winning
time of 3:57.95 in the 400-yard freestyle.
The Barracudas opened the dual with a 1-
finish in the 200-yard medley relay. Kuck,
Riley Shults, Smith and Kensington won the
race in 1:56.70 and the team of Pacillo, IsaiahRandall, Camden Reynolds and Jameson
Riordan was second in 2:01.62 – a little over
two seconds faster than the best Cougar four-
some in the race.
Kensington went on to win the 200-yard
individual medley in 2:26.68 and the 100-
yard butterfly in 1:04.90.
Barry County added first place points
thanks to Shults’ time of 54.41 in the 100-
yard freestyle and Pacillo’s time of 5:57.70 in
the 500-yard freestyle.
Catholic Central had three different guys
win individual events. Charlie Lindemann
took the 200-yard freestyle in 2:09.29. Sebas-
tian Deimel won the 50-yard freestyle in
25.06. Will Schwallier won the diving com-
petition with a score of 261.70 points.
The Cougar team of Patrick Hart, Matthew
Cowden, Lindemann and Deimel won the
200-yard freestyle relay in 1:43.18.DK set to honor
one of its top female
athletes ever Friday
Hall of Fames were made for performers
like Adrianna (Culbert) Blackman.
Blackman will be officially inducted
into the Delton Kellogg High School Ath-
letics Hall of Fame Friday during a cere-
mony at halftime of the varsity boys’ bas-
ketball game against visiting Hackett Cath-
olic Central. It is a double header with the
girls’ and guys’ teams both in action.
Culbert was a Miss Volleyball Finalist in
her senior year at DKHS. In four varsity
volleyball seasons she helped guide the
Panther program to a state runner-up finish
in 2009 and a return trip to the state quar-
terfinals in Class B in 2011.
“I am deeply honored by being nominat-
ed into the Delton Kellogg Athletic Hall of
Fame. I cannot express how grateful I am
for all the people who have helped shape
my life in sports along the way. From for-
mer teammates, to my coaches, to my
family,” Culbert said in a statement provid-
ed by DKHS.
“I especially would like to thank coach
[Rick] Williams, coach [Jack] Magelssen
and coach Mike Mohn. Not only did they
help make me into the best athlete I could
be during my time at Delton Kellogg, but
they also taught me life lessons I will
always hold dear to my heart. Each one of
you poured into so many athletes over the
years but always find a way to have unique,
impactful relationships with each player. It
is because of you that I had aspirations to
become a coach myself.
“I would lastly like to thank the ones
dearest to my heart, my family. My mom,
Carla, for driving me to every practice and
competition under the sun and always
being there to cheer me on. Flying all over
the country to watch me compete, my big-
gest supporter! To all my siblings for lov-
ing me and pushing me only the way 6siblings can do.”
Blackman is the daughter of Carla Poi-
gnard and Sam Culbert and a sibling to
Kori, Amanda, Alex, Abby, Zac and Zeb.
She was a three-sport athlete competing in
volleyball, basketball and track at DKHS.
She earned first team all-state honors in
volleyball three times, among her many
honors in the sports, and went on to earn
the same type of accolades at Colorado
State University where she was named the
Mountain West Conference Player of the
Year in 2015.
Blackman was four-time All-KVA in
volleyball and basketball in high school,
and twice earned first-team all-state hon-
ors. She is the only player in Delton Kel-
logg basketball history with more than
1,000 points and more than 1,000 rebounds
in a varsity career.
She was also a four-time All-KVA award
winner in track and field. She earned 12
varsity letters at DKHS and was named the
the top Female Athlete of the Class of- She earned academic all-state honors
in both volleyball and basketball.
Blackman played four years of volley-
ball at Colorado State where she was three
times a Mountain West all-conference ath-
lete. She was named AVCA third team
All-American as a senior in 2015. After
completing her undergraduate degree she
went on to play a year of beach volleyball
at the University of South Carolina.
Blackman currently lives in Colorado
with her husband Elijah Blackman and
their amazing twins, Elianna an Israel. She
is currently an assistant volleyball coach at
Colorado State University where she has
been named to the 40 Under 40 Hotshots in
Volleyball Magazine and serves on the
AVCA Assistant Coaches Committee as
the Mountain West Representative.
TK still in striking distance of repeat in Gold
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Thornapple Kellogg varsity girls’
bowling team hit double-digit victories in the
OK Gold Conference once again with a 16-
win over visiting Cedar Springs at Hastings
Bowl Monday afternoon.
The TK ladies are now 10-1 in the confer-
ence and 11-1 overall on the season as they
try to defend their conference crown from a
year ago. The win Monday was the second of
the season against the Red Hawks. Wayland
was the only team to best the Trojans the first
time through the conference schedule. The
rematch with the Wildcats is scheduled for
Monday, Feb. 7, at Hastings Bowl.
The win Monday was every bit as close as
the final score showed. The two team split the
two regular games with the Red Hawks tak-
ing the overall pinfall by just eight pins 1,
to 1,411.
TK managed just enough wins in head-to-
head match-ups to secure the victory while
taking the overall pinfall as the teams split the
two Baker games as well.
Faith Foster picked up a big two points for
the Trojans with games of 225 and 171. That
171 was just four pins better than Cedar
Springs Chloe Fisk in the second game.
Savannah Rehfeldt also picked up a slim vic-
tory in the second game for TK with a 100
that bettered her Cedar Springs foe Lily Fish-
er by five pins.
Those were the only two head-to-head
points the TK girls picked up in the second
regular game. They had won four of the first
five head-to-head points thanks to wins by
Foster, Allison Hess, Emily Podbevsek and
Paige Green. Hess rolled a 108 in the opener
to pick up a team point and combined with
Podbevsek for a 112 in game two. Podbevsek
had a winning score of 124 in the opener and
Green won with a 163.
A solid 148 from Sara Willshire for TK in
game one was bested by Cedar Springs’
Kayla Walters who rolled a 187. Kaisa Maki
had the high individual total for the afternoon
with a 206 in game two for the Red Hawks.
Green rolled a 140 in her second game.
Willshire followed up her 148 with a 120 in
game two.
TK won the opening Baker game 140-114.
The Red Hawks took the second 105-97.
The TK boys are now 7-4 in the conference
and 8-4 overall this winter. Cedar Springs
scored a 22-8 win over the TK boys Monday.
Wyatt Jacobson tallied a pair of team
points for TK with his games of 203 and 204.
Ethan Kriekaard split his two head-to-head
match-ups with the Red Hawks’ Cody Mar-
shall. Marshall outscored Kriekaard 205-
in the opener, but Kriekaard rallied for a 225-
200 win in game two.
As a team, the Red Hawks won both reg-
ular games by the scores of 854-846 and
918-847. The two boys’ teams split the Bak-
ers with TK winning the opener 168-157.Cedar Springs took a 228-164 win in Baker
number two.
TK’s other individual point game from
Donnie Rosendall who rolled a 173 in game
one. He rolled a 137 in the second game.
Nolan Clous scored a 162 for TK and teamed
with Wyatt Barnes for a 146 in game two. Z
Moore scored a 121 for the Trojans and Jacob
Chapman tallied a 119 game.
Against the Kenowa Hills Knights at West-
gate Lanes last Wednesday (Jan. 26), the
Trojan girls won both Baker games with
scores of 118 and 132 and both regular games
with pin counts of 576 and 420 and took an
overall victory by the score of 27-2.
Willshire, Podbevsek and Rehfeldt wontwo match points each. Rehfeldt had games of
103 and 88. Willshire rolled a 116 and a 136.
Podbevsek scored a 121 and a 98. TK also got
a point from Hess who rolled a 120 and Green
who had solid efforts of 116 and 98.
The TK boys were bested 28-2 by Kenowa
Hills at Westgate Bowling Center Wednesday
in what was the Knights’ second win over the
TK boys this winter.
Jacobson won half a team point for the TKboys in the loss, rolling games of 180 and- Kriekaard won one match point with a
169 and a 152. Rosendall took a half a point
for TK too with games of 152 and 165.
Moore rolled games of 145 and 140 for
TK, Clous scored a 129 and Chapman and
Barnes combined to score a 113.
The Knights won the two Baker games
181-147 and 180-149. In the two regular
games the Knights won 816-759 and 883-758.
Hastings boys edge Cardinals for
second straight I-8 victory
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Hastings varsity boys’
bowling team opened the week
with back-to-back Interstate-
Athletic Conference victories
Monday and Tuesday at Hast-
ings Bowl.
The Saxons pulled out a 16-
win over the Coldwater Cardi-
nals Tuesday afternoon despite
dropping both of the Baker
games to their guests.
Hastings took the two regular
games while adding the six
head-to-head points they needed
to take the team victory. Gage
Richmond earned two of those
individual points with games of
199 and 181 for the Saxons.
Deagan Wilkins, Miles
Lipsey, Cam Eaton and Drew
Rhodes each picked up one
point for the team. Wilkins
rolled a 189 to secure his point.
Eaton did it with a 168 game.
Lipsey won with a 153. Rhodes
scored a 172 to pick up his
point.
The Saxon boys scored a 28-
win over Parma Western Mon-
day.
Richmond, Lipsey and Eaton
won two points each. Lipsey had
games of 181 and 161. Eaton
rolled a 142 and a 179,.Rich-
mond scored a 154 and a 191.
Hastings also got points thanks
to a 185 from Jackson Byers and
a 148 from Rhodes.
The Saxons won the two reg-
ular games overall and took the
two Bakers with games of 195
and 164.
The Hastings girls also won
Monday against Parma Western,
29-1.
Andrea Rhodes, Abby Barton,
Amber Rabideau and Shyanna
Baker won two team points each
for the Hastings girls and Ally
Herder took one.
The high series of the day
came thanks to a pair of 167s for
Andrea Rhodes. Barton won her
points with scores of 132 and- Baker won her games with
scores of 130 and 146. Rabideau
rolled a 146 and a 115 to win her
two points. Herder’s winning
game was a 148.
The Saxons took the two
Baker games with scores of 167
and 160.
Coldwater bested the Saxon
girls 26-4 Tuesday. Baker,
Rabideau and Herder won team
points. Baker earned hers with a- Rabideau picked one up
with a 126. Herder won a point
with a 149 and also rolled a 162
in a losing effort.
Last Thursday, Jan. 27, the
Saxon teams were both bested
by Marshall at Marshall Lanes
on the road in the conference.
The Redhawk boys won 22-
and the Redhawk girls took a17-
13 victory.
The Saxons rolled well despite
the defeat. Eaton had a high-
game of 189 and Lipsey 215 for
the Hastings boys, while their
team also got a 180 and a 168
from Byers, a 172 from Rich-
mond and a 170 from Rhodes.
Andrea Rhodes rolled a 191
for the Hastings girls and Barton
had games of 153 and 163.Baker
scored a 148 and a 129, Rabide-
au rolled a 150 and Herder a
145.Thornapple Kellogg's Ethan Kriekaard fires a shot down the alley during the Trojans'
OK Gold Conference dual with Cedar Springs at Hastings Bowl Monday afternoon.
(Photo by Brett Bremer)Thornapple Kellogg's Emily Podbevsek sends a shot towards the pins during the
Trojans' win over visiting Cedar Springs at Hastings Bowl Monday afternoon. (Photo
by Brett Bremer)The Saxons' Jackson Byers unleashes a
throw during his 185-game at Hastings Bowl
Tuesday. Byers and the Hastings boys scored
a 28-2 win over the Parma Western boys.
(Photo by Brett Bremer)The Saxons' Amber Rabideau lets a throw
go down the late during her team's Interstate-
Athletic Conference victory over visiting Parma
Western at Hastings Bowl Monday afternoon.
(Photo by Brett Bremer)